This is a group created in 2003 by David and Charles Koch, the billionaire owners of Koch Industries and Wisconsin-based papermaker Georgia-Pacific.

In late February it reported spending over $17,000 on canvassing expenses to support Court of Appeals Judge Brian Hagedorn for the state Supreme Court. Hagedorn is running against fellow Court of Appeals Judge Lisa Neubauer to fill the Supreme Court seat being vacated by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson.

In mid-March, the group dropped another $70,000 on door hangers and mailings to support Hagedorn.

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign is working for a real democracy that allows the common good to prevail over narrow interests. We track the money in state politics and fight for campaign finance and other democracy reforms. WDC is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and charitable contributions supporting our work are fully tax deductible when you itemize.